Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuhtą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewktom, ultimately from the root *lewk- and the suffix *-tós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleu̯x.tɑ̃/

Noun

*leuhtą n

1. light

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *leuhtą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*leuhtą	*leuhtō
vocative	*leuhtą	*leuhtō
accusative	*leuhtą	*leuhtō
genitive	*leuhtas, *liuhtis	*leuhtǫ̂
dative	*liuhtai	*leuhtamaz
instrumental	*leuhtō	*leuhtamiz

Derived terms

• *liuhtijaną

Related terms

• *leuhtaz
• *leuhadą (attested only in Gothic)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *leuht
  • Old English: lēoht, lēht; līht
    • Middle English: leoht, liht, light
      • English: light
      • Scots: licht
  • Old Frisian: liācht
    • Saterland Frisian: Ljoacht, Lucht
    • West Frisian: ljocht
  • Old Saxon: lioht
    • Middle Low German: licht, lucht
      • Low German:
        • German Low German: Licht

          Westphalian:

          Ravensbergisch: Lecht

          Lippisch: Lecht, Lucht

          Sauerländisch: Lecht, Licht

          Westmünsterländisch: Lecht, Lech

        • Plautdietsch: Licht
  • Old Dutch: lieht
    • Middle Dutch: licht
      • Dutch: licht
        • Afrikaans: lig
      • Limburgish: lèch
  • Old High German: lioht
    • Middle High German: liecht, licht
      • Alemannic German: Liecht (north Alsatian), Liacht (south Alsatian)
      • Bavarian: Liacht
      • Central Franconian:

        Hunsrik: Licht

        Kölsch: Leesch

        Luxembourgish: Liicht

      • East Central German:

        Vilamovian: łicht

      • East Franconian: Lieacht
      • German: Licht
      • Rhine Franconian: Licht, Liecht, Lischt

        Frankfurterisch: [liʃt]

        Pennsylvania German: Licht

      • Yiddish: ליכט (likht)